Congressman In Hot Water After 'Bored' Tweet During Internet Privacy Bill Markup

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is under fire after he tweeted that he was
bored and surfing the internet during a markup of the
controversial "Stop Online Piracy Act."

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), the lawmaker he was apparently
tired of listening to, did not take kindly to the tweet, calling
it "offensive" several hours later.

“I have no reason to think that anybody cares about my words, but
I would offer to say that Mr. King owes the Committee an
apology,” she said later, bringing the hearing to a halt for
several minutes. “I’ve never known Mr. King to have a
multi-tasking capacity but if that is his ability, I do think
it’s inappropriate when we are talking about serious issues to
have a member of the Judiciary Committee be so offensive.”